Longer stills battery life

Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

1120
vs
340 shots

Capture more photos

Top deck display

Yes
vs
No

Check settings with a screen on top of the camera

Higher max flash sync

1/250
vs
1/160 sec

Reduce the effect of ambient light in flash shots

Less shutter lag

0.13
vs
0.36 sec

Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)

Dual card slots

Yes
vs
No

Gives you more storage flexibility

Has anti-aliasing filter

Filter
vs
No Filter

Reduces unsightly moiré in photos

Faster JPEG shooting

12.0 fps
vs
4.0 fps

Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)

Bigger JPEG buffer

56
vs
15 shots

Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)

Faster RAW shooting

12.0 fps
vs
4.0 fps

Faster RAW shooting in burst mode

Bigger RAW buffer

31
vs
15 shots

Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)

Higher extended ISO

204800
vs
51200 ISO

Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility

Sony A7R advantages over Canon 1DX

Less expensive

$1799 vs
$5499

Save money for lenses or accessories

Focus peaking

Peaker
vs
Non-peaker

Your camera will highlight what's in focus

In-camera panoramas

Yes
vs
No

Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo

Tiltable Screen

Tiltable
vs
Fixed

Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
vs
None

Share your photos wirelessly

NFC

Yes
vs
No

Simplifies pairing your camera with supported phones

More dynamic range

More dynamic range

Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

Body Only

Review Excerpt

Incredibly small body for a fully-featured, full-frame camera; Resolution that rivals a medium-format camera; Excellent image quality even at very high sensitivities; Decent performance bearing in mind its extremely high resolution; Accepts existing Alpha-mount and E-mount lenses, and can optionally crop to APS-C image circle.